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Pretzel and Graham Cracker Chocolate Bars

January 24, 2011

I went to a super fun blogger event on Saturday – Shannon’s annual cookie swap! Last year I made cookies inspired by my very favorite ice cream, Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby, and this year I wanted to incorporate Nestle’s Flipz White Fudge Coated Pretzels aka crack that I can never buy because I’ll finish the whole bag. I thought the pretzels would go well with chocolate cookies bars and then I spontaneously threw some graham crackers in the mix that were left over from this Caramel Apple Cheesecake Pie (yum – the perfect apple treat, I highly recommend the recipe!) and finished them off with some drizzled chocolate. I really liked the contrast of the soft chocolate cookie and the crunchy goodies on top.

It was so fun catching up with everyone. Our mouth watering spread included Bridget’s Lemon Ricotta Cookies, Cara’s Peanut Butter Butterscotch Rice Krispy Treats, Elina’s Almond Macaroons with Chocolate Ganache, Jen’s Meyer Lemon Shortbread, and Shannon’s Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Cookies. They were all fabulous and I was on a delightful sugar high the rest of the day. I’m already looking forward to next year – big thanks to Shannon for hosting!

Directions:
Heat oven to 350˚F. Place butter and sugars in a large bowl and beat with a mixer until creamed. Mix in eggs, vanilla, and melted chocolate until smooth. Mix in flour, cocoa, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt. Spread dough evenly in a greased 13×9-inch pan. Bake at 350˚F for 15 minutes, then remove from oven, and gently press graham cracker and pretzel pieces into the dough. Return to oven and bake an additional 5 to 8 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Let cool to room temperature, about an hour. Place chocolate chips and cream in a bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds; mix until smooth. Drizzle over bars and cut into 24 rectangles.

I love buying ingredients to bake with that I would never buy otherwise because I have no self control. Gives me a chance to indulge a LITTLE bit. These bars look and sound fantastic! So jealous of the meet-up! Looks like you guys had a deliciously awesome time.

What a great treat! You’re right, those Flipz are evil. They just jump into my mouth without asking my permission at all 😉 I love the idea of incorporating them into a bar. And the chocolate ganache drizzled all over the top is amazing.

Sometimes I’m really happy I live in France, because I can’t get my hands on Flipz. But then most days, I’m just sad about it, because those are the most addictive little things ever, besides maybe chocolate-covered raisins. Your bars are just incredible!

all of the cookies at the exchange look incredible! And yours? Holy yum! All that goodness in one bite, what a great idea. My favorite part would definitely be the white chocolate covered pretzels- those things are incredible